Single-serving anchovy pie, a delicious appetizer or a tasty blue fish dish with a Mediterranean flavor. The preparation is very simple and takes just a few minutes, especially if we have the fish cleaned by our fishmonger. The filling consists of simple ingredients: cherry tomatoes, olives, capers, cheese. You don’t need to be a great chef, with a few simple steps you’ll achieve perfect pies. All you need are some aluminum molds, prepare them right away, they are really delicious.
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- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 5-6
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 1.1 lbs fresh anchovies
- 4 tbsps pecorino romano (grated)
- 2 freselle (Frisella)
- as needed breadcrumbs
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- few black olives
- 2 tbsps capers
- as needed parsley
- 1 clove garlic (optional)
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- as needed salt
- as needed pepper
Tools
- Molds aluminum
Steps
Clean the anchovies, remove the head and the central bone by opening them like a book. Rinse them under running water to remove all residues. Dry them on absorbent paper,
Soak the freselle in water and crumble them.
Add the chopped tomatoes, minced parsley, capers, olives, cheese, chopped garlic if you like, salt and pepper, finally add a drizzle of oil and a little breadcrumbs. Mix everything well.
Grease the molds with oil, sprinkle them with breadcrumbs. Line them with the anchovies.
Fill with the stuffing.
Close the pie well, add a drizzle of oil and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Cook at 392°F for 10 minutes in the air fryer, or at 356°F for 20 minutes in a ventilated oven.
Eat the pies warm, garnish them with mint leaves and lemon slices, if you like, add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of grated lemon zest.
